Remembering Jane Doe
I witnessed a community member overdose over the weekend down the street from my home in the Whiteaker. I want them to be remembered. I … Continue reading
Guest Viewpoint
Author: Guest Viewpoint
Through 10 Countries to a New Life
An Afghani immigrant’s story for World Refugee Day, June 20
By Nasrat Ibrahimi I was born in Afghanistan in 1995 — the same year as the Taliban. The radical Islamic group seized power rapidly. In … Continue reading
Gaza 2024
By Jesús Sepúlveda The body of Christ is a bombed strip. Mural of horror Sore hands Eternal smoke. More than 30 thousand mutilated bodies Dunes of … Continue reading
Anne Locke and Key Lime Pie
A poem
By Kristi Wallace i know my life is nothing a cube windowless i am the willing whore unpaid unseen relegated to dirt-floor corporate cabins waiting … Continue reading
Responses to ‘Field of Schemes’
A response to Heather Marek, Anya Dobrowolski and Christine Beneda “Field of Schemes”
A response to the guest viewpoint by Heather Marek, Anya Dobrowolski and Christine Beneda By Ted Coopman The voters for Ward 1 Eugene City … Continue reading
Field of Schemes
Ted Coopman Represents Himself, Not Ward 1
By Heather Marek, Anya Dobrowolski, and Christine Beneda Ward 1 needs a city councilor who will put the community first. Despite Ted Coopman’s short time … Continue reading
The Voices of Climate Change
A community conversation on climate change is April 10 at the Eugene Public Library
By Paul Bodin What makes the crisis of climate change so unique and compelling is the diversity of voices, past and present, that compete for … Continue reading
Support for Global Suffering
An educator urges 4J not to sanction a teacher for displaying a Palestinian flag
By Cengiz Zopluoglu As a parent of a Spencer Butte Middle School student and a member of this community, I find myself compelled to address … Continue reading
A Seat at the Table
South Eugene grad and Indigenous Latina runs for office in Georgia
By Ada Merello As a woman of color raised by a single mother in Eugene in the ’80s and ’90s, I would like to reintroduce … Continue reading
Protect the Owyhee
Oregon’s Grand Canyon is over 9 million acres of wilderness-quality public lands
By Bonnie Olin Recently, I attended a showing of the documentary Into the Canyon. It is the story of two men hiking the length of … Continue reading